Daman partners with ICLDC and Emirates Foundation with the support of    
Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority to launch
WALK UAE 2007
‘START WALKING. PREVENT DIABETES.’
Abu Dhabi Corniche
November 23 2007 3:00 p.m.
(for more information log on to www.diabetesuae.ae)
 
Abu Dhabi, October 2007:  Abu Dhabi’s Imperial College Diabetes Centre (ICLDC), in partnership with Emirates Foundation, has joined hands with event exclusive sponsor, the National Health Insurance Company – Daman, to stage a mass walkathon, WALK UAE 2007, in the capital on November 23 2007, for a 3.00 pm start at Abu Dhabi Corniche. Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority (ADTA) has also pledged its support.
 
The walkathon is set to cover a five kilometre route and is designed to encourage participation from families, business teams and individuals from across the UAE. 
 
Officials have confirmed that more than 10,000 people are targeted to join WALK UAE 2007 - ‘START WALKING. PREVENT DIABETES.’,  the third step of ICLDC’s multi-pronged public health awareness campaign, ‘DIABETES. KNOWLEDGE. ACTION.’, in association with Emirates Foundation. It is scheduled during World Diabetes Month – November, with November 14 earmarked as World Diabetes Day.
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Imperial College London Diabetes Centre www.icldc.ae
 
Emirates Foundation www.emiratesfoundation.ae
 
National Health Insurance Company - Daman www.damanhealth.ae
 
Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority www.abudhabitourism.ae
 
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Anu Bhatnagar
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Susan Furness, Strategic Solutions for ICLDC
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